Assessment of a novel alternative to conventional formocresol-zinc oxide eugenol pulpotomy for the treatment of pulpally involved human primary teeth: Diode laser-mineral trioxide aggregate pulpotomy

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 437-447

  Saltzman, B ^a   Sigal, M ^a   Clokie, C ^a   Rukavina, J ^a   Titley, K ^a   Kulkarni, G V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; FORMOCRESOL; MINERAL TRIOXIDE AGGREGATE; OXIDE; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; SILICATE; ZINC OXIDE EUGENOL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTITION; DRUG COMBINATION; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH DISEASE;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; DENTITION, PRIMARY; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FORMOCRESOLS; FURCATION DEFECTS; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; OXIDES; PULPOTOMY; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT RESORPTION; SILICATES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; ZINC OXIDE-EUGENOL CEMENT;

EID: 27644464730     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2005.00670.x     Document Type: Article

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